Modern Indian History
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In which year did the British Crown assume direct responsibility for the governance of India?

  • 1765
  • 1950
  • 1947
  • 1858 (correct)
  • Who suggested the formation of a Constituent Assembly for the purpose of creating a Constitution for India?

  • M N Roy (correct)
  • Queen Elizabeth I
  • East India Company
  • M Laxmikanth
  • What started the East India Company's career as a territorial power?

  • The sepoy mutiny
  • Trading exclusively in India
  • The British Crown's assumption of governance
  • Obtaining the diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa (correct)
  • Who granted the East India Company the exclusive right of trading in India?

    <p>Queen Elizabeth I</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When was the Indian Constitution formed and came into being?

    <p>1950</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the British initially come to India as?

    <p>Traders</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who became the first Viceroy of India after the Act of 1858?

    <p>Lord Canning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main effect of the Indian Councils Act of 1861?

    <p>It associated Indians with the law-making process by nominating them as non-official members of the legislative council.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the Act of 1892 do in relation to the legislative councils?

    <p>It allowed for limited and indirect provision for elections to fill up some non-official seats in the legislative councils.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was significant about the Act of 1909?

    <p>It introduced communal representation for Muslims by accepting the concept of 'separate electorate'.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was declared by the British Government in 1917 regarding its objective for India?

    <p>The gradual introduction of responsible government in India.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was appointed as the first Indian member of the Viceroy’s Executive Council under the Act of 1909?

    <p>Satyendra Prasad Sinha</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What system did Lord Minto introduce through the Act of 1909?

    <p>Separate representation for Muslims</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Under which act did Lord Canning nominate three Indians to his legislative council?

    <p>Indian Councils Act of 1861</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was established by the Act of 1858 to assist the Secretary of State for India?

    <p>A representative council with advisory functions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was achieved through restoration of legislative powers to Bombay and Madras Presidencies under the Indian Councils Act of 1861?

    <p>It led to complete internal autonomy for provinces in 1937</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which act laid down the foundations of central administration in India and designated the Governor of Bengal as the ‘Governor-General of Bengal’?

    <p>Regulating Act of 1773</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which act created a new body called Board of Control to manage the political affairs of the East India Company, establishing a system of double government?

    <p>Pitt’s India Act of 1784</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which act made the Governor-General of Bengal the Governor-General of India and vested in him all civil and military powers?

    <p>Charter Act of 1833</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which act separated the legislative and executive functions of the Governor-General’s council for the first time and established a separate Governor-General’s legislative council known as the Indian (Central) Legislative Council?

    <p>Charter Act of 1853</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which act introduced an open competition system for selection and recruitment of civil servants, opening up the covenanted civil service to Indians?

    <p>Charter Act of 1853</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which act abolished the East India Company and transferred the powers of government, territories, and revenues to the British Crown?

    <p>Government of India Act of 1858</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which act prohibited the servants of the Company from engaging in any private trade or accepting presents or bribes from the ‘natives’?

    <p>Regulating Act of 1773</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which act made laws under its provisions called 'Regulations' instead of 'Acts' as in later acts?

    <p>Regulating Act of 1773</p> Signup and view all the answers

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